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The British East India Company first gained control over India through the policy of
. India became a direct colony of Britain after the suppression of the
in 1857. Many people in India began to resent the British and formed nationalist groups to gain
.

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The British East India Company first gained control over India through the policy of “divide and rule.” India became a direct colony of Britain after the suppression of the “Sepoy Mutiny” in 1857. Many people in India began to resent the British and formed nationalist groups to gain “independence.”